The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (center) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Konstantin Kosachev before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Yevgeny Ivanov during the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Director of the Department of Partnership with Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Tatyana Dovgalenko during the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) Yevgeny Primakov at the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (center) during the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin (right) and Astrakhan Region Minister of Foreign Relations Vladimir Golovkov (center) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin (right) and Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko (left) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin (right) and Astrakhan Region Minister of Foreign Relations Vladimir Golovkov (left) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Russian Ambassador to Egypt Georgy Borisenko (left) and Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Konstantin Kosachev (right) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko (center) and Director of the African Partnership Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Tatyana Dovgalenko (right) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the Omsk Region Government and Representative of the Omsk Region to the Russian Government Andrey Shpilenko (center) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin (left) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Minister of Foreign Relations of the Astrakhan Region Vladimir Golovkov before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs of Russia Igor Barinov (center) and Governor of the Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin (right) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) Yevgeny Primakov before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Former Press Secretary of the Russian Embassy in France Alexander Makogonov (center) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Amur Region Governor Vasily Orlov (left) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Amur Region Governor Vasily Orlov before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Constituent Entities under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) Yevgeny Primakov (center) and Head of the Presidential Executive Office for Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Vadim Titov (right) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Konstantin Mogilevsky before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Constituent Entities under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Director of the Department for Relations with Constituent Entities, Parliament, and Public Associations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Igor Kapyrin (left) at the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the Omsk Region Government and Representative of the Omsk Region to the Russian Government Andrey Shpilenko (center) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Subjects under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) Yevgeny Primakov (left) and Minister of Foreign Relations of the Astrakhan Region Vladimir Golovkov (center) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Head of the Presidential Executive Office for Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Vadim Titov before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Constituent Entities under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. From left to right: Secretary of the Council of Heads of Constituent Entities under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Vladimir Lebedenko, Director of the Department for Relations with Constituent Entities, Parliament, and Public Associations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Igor Kapyrin, and Minister of Foreign Relations of the Astrakhan Region Vladimir Golovkov before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin (center) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Minister of Foreign Relations of the Astrakhan Region Vladimir Golovkov (left) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Subjects under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Konstantin Kosachev (left) and Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) Yevgeny Primakov (right) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Constituent Entities under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Governor of the Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin (center) and Director of the Department for Relations with Constituent Entities, Parliament, and Public Associations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Igor Kapyrin (right) before the meeting.

The 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin (left) before the meeting.